Film delivering and severing means.



G. max-1mm. FILM' DELIVERING AND sevsnms MEANS. V v APPL|CATION FILEDI FIB. l2. 19M. RENEWED OCT. 11,1915; 1,160,564

Patented Nov. 16,. 1915-.

Enron.

GEORGE C. BEIDLER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

FILM DELIVERING AND SEVERING MEANS.

Application filed February 12, 1914, Serial No. 818,408. Renewed October 11, 1915.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I. Gnonon C. BEIDLER, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Film Delivering and Severing Means, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to photography and particularly to means for delivering film to a receptacle and for severing the said film to permit the severed sections thereof to be de-' livered to a receptacle, which receptacle may be in the nature of a dark box or it may contain solutions adapted to act on the coated surface of tl e film.

An object of the present invention is to provide novel means for cutting films into appropriate sections and for delivering the film to a receptacle by moving the said film longitudinally of the said receptacle and releasing the same as the film severing mechanism is actuated, and the invention is designed for use in connection with photographing and developing apparatus and particularly in connection with the type of apparatus invented by George C. Beidler.

The invention consists in the broad idea to be set forth in the claims during the prosecution of the application, the said claims to be of such scope as to give protection commensurate with the inventive act in view of the state of the art when the invention was produced.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, wherein like characters denote correspond ing parts in the several views and in which igure 1 illustrates a vertical sectional view of a receptacle, cutters for severing the film, and rollers for feeding the film to the receptacle associated with means for reciprocating or moving one of the cutters; Fig. 2 illustrates a plan view of the cutters and parts associated therewith; Fig. 3 illustrates a perspective view of the reciprocating cutter and a film transferring medium associated therewith.

In these drawings 6 and 7 denote feeding rollers which may be suitably operated for the purpose of drawing film 8 from anysource of supply, it being understood that the film is delivered to the receptacle 9 and that in its t avel to the receptacle 9 it passes between a stationary blade 10 and a movable Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

Serial No. 55,354.

blade 11, the latter of which has its ends attached to the racks 12 and 13, which racks may be slldably supported in any appropriate framework so that they may be reciprocatedthrough the medium of devices such as the pinion 14 one of which would be mounted at or near each end of a shaft 15, it being understood that any suitable means may be provlded for rotating or partially rotating the shaft 15 and that means such as the spring 16 may be attached to the rack bar and to a stationary post 17 for retracting the rack bar.

The movable blade 11 is provided with a downwardly extending lip or apron 18 curved as shown in Fig. 1 so that as the blade 11 is moved toward the stationary blade 10 the member 18 will engage the film and as it is severed the film will rest on the member 18 and be carried longitudinally of the receptacle 9 so long as the said blade is moving in the direction of the stationary blade. Upon a reversal of the movement of the blade 11, the film will be released from the member 18 and will fall by gravity into the receptacle 9. p

Any appropriate means may be substituted for the mechanism shown for reciprocating the blade, the present invention relating particularly to the means for delivering the film to the receptacle.

The parts heretofore described are associated with or mounted on a suitable casing 19 and it is to be understood that the stationary blade 10 is to be supported by the casing with relation to which the movable blade may travel.

In order to protect the stationary blade 10 from vapors or moisture arising from the developing fluids, a shield 20 is supported from and moved with the rack bars 12 and 13 and as the rack bars reciprocate the shield is moved away from or toward the stationary blade 10, according to the direction of movement of the rack bars. As a means for coupling the shield to the rack bars a cross bar 21 is provided to which the shield is attached. In Fig. 2 the relation of the stationary blade to the movable blade is illustrated in plan, it being understood that the stationary blade is to be supported by a part of the casing which is, however, not shown in said Fig.2.

From an inspection of the drawing it will be furthermore apparent that while the movable blade 11 extends diagonally transversely of the casing, the dependin portion 18 which is designed to move the lm is at right .ting member than at the other end thereof.

I claim 1. In a machine relating to photography, a casing, a receptacle Within the casing for receiving film, feeding rolls for drawing film and delivering it to the casing,'a deflecting member for directing the film to the receptacle, means for cutting the film into appropriate lengths, and means engaging the cut end of the film for pushing the film longitudinally in the casing When moving in one direction and for releasing the film in the receptacle when moving in an opposite direction.

2. In a machine relating to photography, a casing, means for delivering film to the casing, a rece tacle Within the casing to which the film 1s delivered, a severing means for cutting the film, and means for engaging the film in the receptacle at its severed edge for moving the film in the receptacle.

3. In amaehine relating to photography, a casing,;-means for delivering film to the casing, a receptacle withiiii lthe 5 casing; to

which the film is delivered,-asevering means for cutting the film, means for engaging the film in the receptacle at its severed edge for moving the film in the receptacle, when said means is moving 1n one direction and for releasing the film When moving 1n an opposite direction, and means for moving the.

the same longitudinally of the casing,'a'nd means for actuating thefsaidfilm engaging means. I

In testimony whereof, I here linto aflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.-

GEORGE C. BEIDLER. 

